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Local residents and international visitors in Hanoi had no shortage of ways to celebrate the haunted season in the capital city on October 30-31.

The ‘48h Photo Project’ themed ‘I love my city, my people’ will offer young people in Hanoi a chance to show their love of Hanoi through their photos.

International and domestic r esearchers and artists of folk music presented suggestions about how to preserve and promote Bai choi singing at a workshop on October 29 in central Quang Nam province.

Fresh controversy has broken out after authorities in central Quang Binh Province last week allowed a survey project to set up a cable car system connecting many of the caves – and even enter the world's biggest, Son Doong.

The launch of the National Tourism Year 2015 will be held in mid March 2015 in Thanh Hoa province with a focus on connecting world heritage sites.

Conde Nast Traveler, one of the world's premier luxury and lifestyle travel magazines, has placed five hotels and resorts in Vietnam on the list of top hospitality properties.

TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, has named three Vietnamese museums – the Museum of Ethnology, the Women’s Museum and the War Remnants Museum – in the top 25 most attractive museums in Asia.

Sometimes while wandering Hanoi streets, one can see vendors of 'To He', a traditional toy manually made with glutinous rice powder. Without any noisy advertisement, 'To He' vendors walk across Hanoi streets and silently attract the attention of passers-by.

For residents of Vinh Hoi Dong Commune, An Giang Province, flood season means bountiful crab catching in their rice fields.

Business Insider, a US online newspaper based in New York City, has published an article by American photographer Robert Schrader with the above caption, which includes 29 pictures of Vietnam he took on his many visits.

Tac Xinh dance of the San Chay ethnic minority people in Phu Luong district, the northern province of Thai Nguyen has been declared a national intangible cultural heritage.

A photo entitled “Net Mending” (Dan Luoi) of Ly Hoang Long was chosen the winning image of the Asia Pacific region at the 2014 CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year competition. The striking image captures female workers mending fish

Vietnam has ranked second in the list of top 10 best-value destinations to go on holiday in the world, according to the leading global travel search site Skyscanner.

A collection of photos by Hanoi photojournalist Trinh Thong Thien won the first prize in the sixth Vietnam – Country – People photo contest.

More than 500 antiques uncovered from underwater archeological excavations are on display at an exhibition that opened at Quang Ngai provincial Museum on October 13.

Although Hanoi has kept much of its charm over the years, in the early 20th century, the city had a very different atmosphere; a more peaceful place where the traffic was mostly pedestrians and tramcars.

Fifteen collectors showcased their antique items and paintings at the exhibition ‘Antiques Culture & Contemporary Fine Art Paintings – the National Pride’, opened from October 12-19 at No. 628 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho district, Hanoi.

A local family in the central province of Ha Tinh has discovered 22kg of ancient bronze coins in their garden, said Le Ba Hanh, Deputy Director of the provincial Museum.

The terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai Province, in late autumn seem to have been dyed a silky yellow, drawing visitors from all over.